Alamo, Arkansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Alamo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71960. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bonnerdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bonnerdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Alamo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 991 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | 177 W-18 |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HICKORY NUT #1 |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HICKORY NUT #2 |
| 29 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MAZARN |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 120 |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | JOPLIN LOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Alamo: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz, Flagstone, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Kimes Crystal Area | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Starfire Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1990 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alamo in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2020: 3 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Alamo | - | Culverts along Old Dallas Road were washed out due to the high water. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Alamo | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Alamo | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Alamo | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky (historical) | 1.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mazarn | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Hickory Station | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Plata | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Silver | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Joplin | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Imelda (historical) | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Hurricane Grove | 7.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70415. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





